well, pfffffffffft
Did you ever have one of those days? I think I'm having one right now.First thing this morning, I discovered a rather negative review of MR. AND MISTRESS on Amazon. (That'll teach me to go surfing before breakfast.) And, yes, I'm used to getting the occasional nasty review, but that doesn't mean they still don't hurt. And worst of all, this reviewer's 3 stars brought my previous 5-star rating down to 4 stars. Damn her! So if any of you feel compelled to go over there & post a glowing review of your own for MR. AND MISTRESS, now is the time. I'd certainly appreciate it. :-D
Then I checked the Waldens list, hoping against hope that MR. AND MISTRESS was still on there. I knew it wouldn't still be #1, but I thought it might land somewhere around #9 or #10. I was willing to take what I could get. :-) So I just about fell off my chair when I saw it was #1 again...for the fourth week in a row. Holy cow. Seriously, I think I blacked out for a minute.
Of course, I had to tell my editor & agent right away. Both were thrilled. My editor even said she thought that might be a record. I was so excited!!! But then, two seconds later, I get another note from her, telling me to check the list again--my book is gone.
Excuse me?!? So I race to check again. This is, by the way, after I'd already checked, double-checked, & triple-checked the date, & even printed copies to show everyone I know. But sure enough, when I bring the list up again, it's dominated by Harlequin Presents titles & MR. AND MISTRESS is nowhere to be seen.
I swear it was there! If only for a few moments, I swear the list looked different & that MR. AND MISTRESS was still at #1. I have printouts to prove it, damn it! But, alas, I guess someone made a mistake & posted the wrong list at first. So now MR. AND MISTRESS not only isn't #1 for a fourth week in a row, it's off the list completely. Waaaaaa!
Yeah, yeah. I know it's still good that it hit #1 at all, let alone for three weeks in a row. Believe me, I'm telling myself all that & more. But at the moment, I'm still just freaking depressed. :-( Somebody buy me a drink. A big one, with lots of vodka in it.
All right, I'm kidding. For the moment. It's too early to drink--altho it has to be Happy Hour somewhere, right? *g*--& I still have writing to do. Got 9 pages written yesterday, & am only another page or two from finishing chapter 11. After that, I'm pretty sure I'll only need to do chapter 12 & maybe an epilogue to finish the book. And, man, do I want to get this book done! I'm cutting it really close to the date my editor asked me to have it to her, if at all possible. Not my technical deadline, but the one that would make her life easiest, so I'm aiming for that. :-)
So I'm off to write...or drink heavily...or slit my wrists. I haven't really decided yet. :-/
